DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

APRIL 2, 2023

Self-management is an essential component of managing chronic diseases and can include lifestyle changes like a healthy diet, regular exercise, and stress management techniques. Chronic diseases are a significant public health concern in the United States and around the world.

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Primary Care Public Health Pain management HIPAA 40

Health Populi

MARCH 2, 2021

But another patient side-effect of COVID-19 has been the digital transformation of many patients , documented by data gathered by Rock Health and Stanford Center for Digital Health and analyzed in their latest report explaining how the public health crisis accelerated digital health “beyond its years,” noted in the title of the report.

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Digital Health Mental health Health Data Telemedicine 436

Health Populi

APRIL 14, 2024

For health care in 2030, I’ve thought about each driving force and then gotten more granular in the second column focusing a bit deeper on the factor and how it might play out in 2030. We know the real world in 2030 will be a combination and nuanced “reality.” But that isn’t why we do scenario planning, to “pick the right future.”

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Primary Care Pharmaceuticals Patient Experience Public Health 220

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 24, 2022

The HHS Office for Civil Rights resolved 11 investigations as part of its HIPAA Right of Access Initiative , issuing fines ranging from $3,500 for a Massachusetts psychiatric consultant to $240,000 for the 17-hospital Memorial Hermann Health System. “It Fold Health has emerged from stealth mode with $6 million in funding.

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HIPAA Nursing Interoperability Healthcare IT 89

Health Populi

JANUARY 18, 2021

Reflecting on my many conversations during CES last week, I’m evolving the concept to our homes morphing into health delivery platforms. In this post, I’m considering the home as health platform, room-by-room and in the context of continuity of health care and wellness.

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Digital Health Public Health Life Science Patient Experience 182

Health Populi

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Dr. Wallensky and other public health officials acknowledged “vaccine fatigue” and the relatively low uptake of vaccinations for fending off the coronavirus and the flu as well as other infectious diseases. As we observed in the wake of the Great Recession of 2008, more DIY care came to people’s self-care at home.

Health Technology 156

Health Technology Mental health Digital Health Primary Care 156

Mend

JANUARY 11, 2021

The HHS Office for Civil Rights announced it will exercise its enforcement discretion and will not impose penalties for non-compliance with the regulatory requirements under the HIPAA Rules against covered health care providers in connection with the good faith provision of telehealth during the emergency.

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Telehealth Medicare HIPAA Public Health 52